Mugshot
of Alphonse Capone following his 1930 arrest on
charges of tax evasion

In
1931
Capone was
indicted for income tax
evasion and
various violations of the Volstead
Act.
Facing overwhelming evidence, his
attorneys made a plea deal, but the
presiding judge warned he might not
follow the sentencing
recommendation from the prosecution,
so Capone withdrew his plea of
guilty. Attempting to bribe and
intimidate the potential jurors, his
plan was discovered by Ness's men. The
venire
(jury pool) was then switched with one
from another case, and Capone
was stymied. Following a long trial,
he was found guilty on some income
tax evasion counts (the Volstead Act
violations were dropped). The
judge gave him an eleven-year sentence
along with heavy fines, and
liens were filed against his various
properties. His appeal was denied.
(Wikipedia)